Tag: Mali President
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BREAKING: Ousted Mali President, Keita, freed by coup leaders
Coup leaders in Mali have released ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita from detention, a spokesman for the junta Djibrilla Maiga said on Thursday. Reuters quoted him as saying: “He was freed this morning, (and) he has returned to his home.” “President IBK is free in his movements, he’s at home,” a spokesman for the junta,…
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President Keita resigns, dissolves parliament in Mali coup d’etat
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has resigned. He announced this in a televised address on Tuesday, as the coup in Mali unravelled. He also dissolved the parliament and the government headed by Prime Minister Boubou Cisse. The turn of events followed a mutiny on Tuesday by soldiers, who later arrested him and Prime Minister Boubou…
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BREAKING: Mali President, Keita arrested by mutinying soldiers
Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was arrested on Tuesday by mutinying soldiers in the capital Bamako. The arrest came after soldiers mutinied at the Kati army base outside of Bamako and rounded up a number of senior civilian and military officials. Meanwhile, West African leaders condemned the military mutiny in Mali on Tuesday, urging soldiers…